Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century

Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century is a sci-fi roleplaying game of mercenaries, heroes, misfits, and explorers out amongst the stars - where you play one of over 25 alien races hired by a mega-corporation and thrown into a mercenary unit. You may hate each other, but if you want to survive you have to work together.

The company ships you off to parts unknown to perform various missions. They don't care about your methods, only your results. The company gets all the press, and if you report back alive you get to collect another paycheck. That's the life of a Battlelord. Some love you, while others think you are scum. It's all in a days work.

In the twenty-third century the Humans have joined the other member races in the Alliance, a loose defense organization formed to protect the member races from the encroaching Arachnids and their minions. Their motives are shrouded in mystery while some say they are not our true enemy. What is the truth and can you make a difference?

The Universe offers up its bounty only to those brave enough to challenge it themselves. Are you a Battlelord?

The Focus is On You

In Battlelords, the game flows around you. The races are the setting. You are the story.

Loyalty is not to the Alliance as much as it is to the company. Loyalty to the company never upstages loyalty to the team. The mercenary team embodies everything that is valued in society, esprit de corps, honor, and valor. At least that is what the papers say.

Your unit consists of races you may despise, tolerate, or love. Everyone has their own agenda, but destiny has drawn you misfits together. Hate each other all you want, but when your back is against the wall you better find a way to get along, or none of you will make it home. Here is where the roleplaying begins.

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Battlelords has an easy to use percentile system for resolution. This provides greater flexibility and realism than traditional d20.

The game is heavily skill-based. There are 100+ distinct skills to choose from, giving you the freedom to make each character unique.

We have a unique armor system to protect you character; the better the armor, the harder you are to kill. Armor is completely customizable with any combination of options and upgrades. A tremendous variety of weapon systems are available: from plasma cannons to gravitational sheers, and beam weapons to a trusty auto-shotgun. Two entire source-books are devoted to weapons and gear.

Combat is fast, deadly, and realistic. We marry hand-to-hand, melee, firearms, and matrix (magic) combat into a smooth system. The cagy veteran is just as brittle as the new recruit, so you have to play it smart or you are gonna get mangled.

The system is balanced between realism and fast playability. Battlelords is all about releasing your imagination. You have a whole universe to adventure in; anything can happen.